Normandy Nessie, Strange Sea Creature or a Manatee? Video

A strange sea serpent with the nickname Normandy Nessie has been sighted in a canal in Madeira Beach, Florida and resident Russ Sittloh claims to have caught it on camera. See a video report on Normandy Nessie Mr. Sittloh describes the creature as being 20 feet long and...

Jaxport ship kills three manatees and one baby whale

Whales  and Manatees need our help. Since Jaxport has allowed Larger Ships to enter the Narrow St. Johns River There were  337 Manatee deaths  whales in jacksonville. last...

If you visit the City of Jacksonville,

If you visit the City of Jacksonville, You will find it very pretty. Just two things of which you must beware: Don't Swim in the water and don't breathe the air. Pollution, pollution, They got Foreign Flaged Ships from china, Asia and abroad that turns our River a dull...

Jazmine Thompson: Memorial for Murdered Cheerleader

Jazmine Thompson, a 17-year-old cheerleader who was murdered last week, will be honored at a memorial at Bayshore High School today. ESPN commentatior Dick Vitale also lives in Bayshore, and is helping the family with Jazmine Thompson's burial expenses. Jazmine Thompson was...

World's Oldest Manatee in Captivity - 61st Birthday in Florida

This is the 61st birthday bash for Snooty the Manatee. Snooty is the oldest Manatee in captivity. Located at the South Florida museum in Bradenton, Florida. Bradenton is located in Manatee County, on the Gulf Coast...

Federal Government Takes Measures To Stop Florida Foreclosures

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently allotted $91 million dollars to address the Florida foreclosures. The amount is expected to help the entire state, according to Gov. Charlie Crist. "...

Man accused of stealing frozen shrimp in his pants

A man was arrested for stealing frozen shrimp down his pants.  What’s all the fuss about stealing frozen seafood down ones pants?  This past June there was a man who was accused of stealing frozen...

Florida Teens Kicked Out of School Over Body Paint

What is happening to common sense. Or better yet what is in the water in Bradenton, Florida."Two Bradenton, Florida teenagers, Monica Cummings and Jessyca Altenbach, were so excited when they put on bikini tops...

Boat Fire Leaves Owner Badly Burned

" April 18, 2007 Florida - A man was airlifted to a Tampa hospital after suffering severe burns in a boat fire Monday morning. Just after 11:33 a.m., East Manatee Fire Rescue and the Bradenton Fire Department responded to the boat fire, in the 4700 block of Spinnaker Drive,...

Boat Fire Leaves Owner Badly Burned

" April 18, 2007 Florida - A man was airlifted to a Tampa hospital after suffering severe burns in a boat fire Monday morning. Just after 11:33 a.m., East Manatee Fire Rescue and the Bradenton Fire Department responded to the boat fire, in the 4700 block of Spinnaker Drive,...

13-Year-Old Florida Boy Found After Being Taken From School Bus Stop

"PARRISH, Fla. —  Thirteen-year-old Clay Moore was found alive Friday afternoon in what police said was a "happy ending" to a "nightmare" of a day.  Police issued an Amber Alert earlier in the day for...

Florida boy, Clay Moore, found safe after abduction.

Just in...."PARRISH, Fla. - A child who was abducted by a gunman while waiting at a school bus stop Friday was found safe hours later, officials said. ""Clay Moore, 13, was kidnapped shortly before 9 a.m. as he...

Blaze Leaves Families Homeless

" January 8, 2007 Florida - A Southern Manatee Fire Rescue firefighter saved a baby boy overcome by smoke inhalation during a blaze Sunday night that left two families homeless. Just after 8:30 p.m., 20 firefighters arrived at a blaze on the 100 block of 59th Avenue East,...

Manatee libraries block MySpace

"John Cole III, of Holmes Beach, has been using the computers at the Island Branch Library to keep in touch with his friends and family. Cole's favorite communication tool is the popular social networking Web site MySpace.com. But when he went to the library Monday, he found...

Boater group to fight manatee ordinance

RUSKIN - Boaters and manatee advocates are gearing up for a fight on a plan to extend a slow-speed manatee protection zone in south Hillsborough County. Sept. 21, the county will hold a public hearing on whether...

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